Packaging Haskell libraries

[Jason L Tibbitts III]

>>>>> "BO" == Bryan O'Sullivan <bos at serpentine.com> writes:

BO> Finally, packaging Haskell libraries is a subtle business, because
BO> a Haskell compiler has its own package manager that needs to be
BO> treated properly, or you'll have a terrible mess on your hands
BO> where RPM and your Haskell implementation have different notions
BO> as to what's installed.

Oh, goody, my theory that all languages eventually grow their own
package manager still holds.

This kind of complexity means that we really need firm and clear
guidelines laid down before we start accepting any packages.
Hopefully someone can cook up a draft that FPC can go over.

 - J<